NCAA BASEBALL: Rice rolls past Kansas St.
Associated Press
Published Tuesday, June 02, 2009 6:05 AM

HOUSTON -- Diego Seastrunk hit a three-run homer and Rick Hague drove in three runs to help Rice defeat Kansas State 13-4 on Monday night and advance to the super regionals.

Michael Fuda and Jimmy Comerota each had four of the 20 hits for the Owls (43-16), who will face LSU in the best-of-three super regionals next weekend in Baton Rouge, La.

Rice used a six-run fourth inning to take an 8-2 lead. Freshman Matthew Reckling (2-2) allowed two runs and three hits in four innings of relief.

Sophomore Thomas Rooke (5-2) gave up four hits and four runs in the first career start for Kansas State (43-18-1). Justin Bloxom and Jason King each had two RBIs for the Wildcats.

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East Carolina 10, South Carolina 9, 10 innings, Greenville Regional: GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Devin Harris singled home Kyle Roller in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift East Carolina.

Harris, who forced extra innings with a three-run homer in the ninth, finished with four hits and five RBIs for the top-seeded Pirates (46-18). East Carolina will play at North Carolina in a best-of-three super regional series.

In the 10th, Roller doubled, Brandon Henderson was intentionally walked, and two batters later, Harris sent Sam Dyson's 3-1 pitch up the middle for the win.

Scott Wingo and Jackie Bradley Jr. homered for South Carolina (40-23), which led 6-0 in the fifth.

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Louisville 5, Vanderbilt 3, Louisville Regional: LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Ryan Wright hit a go-ahead three-run homer and Tony Zych threw six solid innings to lift Louisville past Vanderbilt in the deciding game of their regional series.

The top-seeded Cardinals (47-16) advanced to the super regionals, where they'll play at Cal State Fullerton (45-14) next weekend.

Wright, 2 for 4 with a run scored, hit his homer in the fourth, while John Dao and Chris Dominguez also drove in runs for Louisville. Zych (6-2) allowed two runs and six hits in just his third start of the season, while ace starter Justin Marks pitched a perfect ninth for his first save.

Mike Minor gave up three earned runs in 32/3 innings, and Aaron Westlake homered for the Commodores (37-27).

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Clemson 6, Oklahoma St. 5, Clemson Regional: CLEMSON, S.C. -- Kyle Parker's two-run single in the eighth inning lifted Clemson to a comeback victory over Oklahoma State in the deciding game of their regional.

Parker drove in Ben Paulsen and John Nester with a liner to left field off Cowboys closer Randy McCurry, who came in for starter Tyler Lyons (7-6). Chris Epps' two-out, two-run homer after an error by the Cowboys (34-24), who led 5-1 through six innings, sparked the rally.

Matt Vaughn (4-1) pitched the final 32/3 innings for the Tigers (44-20), who advanced to play at Arizona State in the super regionals next weekend.

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Southern Miss 12, Georgia Tech 8, Atlanta Regional: ATLANTA -- B.A. Vollmuth hit two second-inning homers off Georgia Tech ace Deck McGuire to power Southern Mississippi past the Yellow Jackets and send the Eagles to their first NCAA super regional.

Southern Miss (38-24) will play Florida in the best-of-three super regional in Gainesville, Fla.

Vollmuth hit a two-run homer high off the scoreboard in left field to open the scoring. His three-run homer capped the nine-run inning, the most runs McGuire (11-2) has allowed for Georgia Tech (38-19-1). Only four of the runs were earned.

Todd McInnis (9-4) gave up two runs in 41/3 relief innings.

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Mississippi 4, W. Kentucky 1, Oxford Regional: OXFORD, Miss. -- Drew Pomeranz took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and tied a school record with 16 strikeouts to lead Mississippi past Western Kentucky 4-1 on Monday night and into the super regionals.

Pomeranz, 2-0 in the regionals with 26 strikeouts in 17 innings, allowed two infield hits in his complete game. The Rebels (43-18) will host Virginia (46-12-1) next.

The first hit for the Hilltoppers (42-20) came on a questionable call at first base after Matt Smith bobbled a fairly routine grounder with one out in the seventh. An error later in the inning helped Western Kentucky tie it at 1.

Smith atoned for the bobble with a two-run triple the next inning.